Places theicarusfish Wants to Go

Haunted by a giant white snake, this pond is said to bring the rain and pubic hair.

Japan’s tallest Godzilla statue contains a piece of the original 1954 film within its base.

A site where ten to twenty thousand Edo-era prisoners were put to death.

Unbeknownst to most passersby, this marble statue standing outside an office building is a genuine piece of second-century Rome.

Walls of VHS tapes adorn this Golden Gai B horror movie themed bar.

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

The world's largest permanent architectural projection display entertains audiences nightly with 28-story light shows.

This abandoned, spaceship-like building is home to a museum so unpopular that it has been put on hiatus for over two decades.

A sad reminder of the World War II bombing stands largely unnoticed on a street corner.

Steampunk, humanoid sculptures crawl on all fours in a Tokyo plaza.

Designed by a computer, this intricate network of fluorescent green pipes has taken over a subway station.

These unique toilets feature transparent glass covered in PDLC film.

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

Inside the columbarium, thousands of colorful, high-tech Buddhas guard the ashes of the dead.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.